Celebration Rock: Best Albums of the Decade with Ian Cohen
Steve decided to take the podcast out of hibernation for this special one-off episode on the best albums of the 2010's, with special guest I...
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20 of 100 episodesOur Favorite Albums of 2018
Every year of my professional life as a music critic, I've made year-end lists. Sometimes it was because I simply had to do it, but more oft...
Contrarian's Canon: Joni Mitchell's "Night Ride Home"
This week we return with another installment of Contrarian's Canon, our semi-regular series with Ryley Walker where we talk about great albu...
Fantasy A&R: The Ultimate Mid-'90s Oasis Album
Last month, we started a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it by making our own stu...
The 2nd Annual "Last Waltz" Holiday Special
Back in 2016, I wrote a column in which I declared that The Last Waltz is the best Thanksgiving movie. "It affirms the faith in the power of...
Fantasy A&R: How To Make a 12-Track Version of the Beatles' "White Album"
In the week's episode of Celebration Rock we introduce a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/m...
Contrarian's Canon: Dave Matthews Band's "The Lillywhite Sessions"
In the late '90s, the Dave Matthews Band was one of the biggest bands in the world. Each of their first three albums went multi-platinum, an...
October's Top Indie Albums by Kurt Vile, Cat Power, and Pinegrove
On this week's episode of Celebration Rock I invited Pitchfork senior editor (and now friend of the podcast) Stacey Anderson to discuss this...
Twenty One Pilots vs. Greta Van Fleet
In the past few weeks, two of 2018's most anticipated rock albums have been released: Trench by Twenty One Pilots and Anthem of the Peaceful...
Contrarian Canon: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell"
Last month, I invited great indie-rock guitarist and hilarious Twitter user Ryley Walker on the podcast to talk about an album that impacted...
A Tribute To The Stills and Other Overlooked Bands of the Post-Strokes Boom
This month is the 15th anniversary of Logic Will Break Your Heart, the debut album by Montreal quartet The Stills, one of many scruffy, post...
The Status of Tom Petty's Legacy
Last Friday, a career-spanning box set called An American Treasure was released delving into the work of Tom Petty, in time for the one-year...
How Michael Beinhorn Shepherded "Superunknown" and "Celebrity Skin"
If you've spent any time reading the liner notes of classic '90s rock albums, there's a very good chance you know the name Michael Beinhorn....
Recent "Under The Radar" faves by Low, the Lemon Twigs, Ruston Kelly, and more.
Last month, I did a Celebration Rock episode on my favorite sleeper albums of 2018 . This week, I figured that the need to talk about lesser...
Can Liberals and Conservatives Still Bond Over Music?
There used to be an old saying about how you should never talk about politics or religion in friendly conversation, because those are the to...
DC Talk's "Jesus Freak" and The Peak of '90s Christian Rock
Back in May, I interviewed the hilarious and talented singer-songwriter Ryley Walker about his very good recent album, Deafman Glance. But o...
New Albums By Interpol, Death Cab For Cutie, Mitski, and Foxing
In this episode, we review some of the most notable rock albums from the month of August, including the latest from two legacy acts and rece...
Former Pitchfork Editor Mark Richardson Discusses The Site's Rise
If you have read any music writing at all online in the past 20 years, there's a very good chance you have encountered Mark Richardson in so...
Robbie Robertson On 50 Years of "Music From Big Pink"
Fifty years ago this summer, one of the greatest debut albums in rock history was released. Though when The Band put out 1968's Music From B...
Favorite Sleeper Albums of 2018 So Far
Throughout the year, really good albums come and go with minimal attention. What happens to those records once they are sucked into the blac...